Holes (song)
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"Holes" is the fourth single from Mercury Rev
's fourth studio album, Deserter's Songs
. The single was released in Australia only as a limited edition tour EP on July 7, 1999, although promotional CD singles were distributed to UK radio stations in 2006 (to coincide with the release of the Mercury Rev collection The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006
). The tour single included a live cover of "Caroline Says Pt. II" (Lou Reed
) and featured Robert Creeley
reading his poem "I Dreamt" over a Mercury Rev soundtrack.
2006 promo single:
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American alternative rock group, that formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker , Jonathan Donahue , Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a...
's fourth studio album, Deserter's Songs
Deserter's Songs
Deserter's Songs is the fourth studio album by the Buffalo, New York-based rock band Mercury Rev, released in late September 1998. British music magazine NME named Deserter's Songs album of the year for 1998...
. The single was released in Australia only as a limited edition tour EP on July 7, 1999, although promotional CD singles were distributed to UK radio stations in 2006 (to coincide with the release of the Mercury Rev collection The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006 is a double disc compilation album by Mercury Rev. Disc One compiles tracks from their first six studio albums...
). The tour single included a live cover of "Caroline Says Pt. II" (Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
) and featured Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley was an American poet and author of more than sixty books. He is usually associated with the Black Mountain poets, though his verse aesthetic diverged from that school's. He was close with Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners and Ed Dorn. He served as the Samuel P...
reading his poem "I Dreamt" over a Mercury Rev soundtrack.
Track listing
Australian tour single:- "Holes" (Edit) - 4:10
- "Car Wash Hair" (Live) - 7:55
- "I Dreamt" - 1:30
- "Caroline Says Pt. II" (Live) - 3:33
2006 promo single:
- "Seagull" (unreleased outtake from The Secret MigrationThe Secret MigrationThe Secret Migration is the sixth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released on January 24, 2005 in the UK...
) - 3:07 - "Holes" - 5:55